20, 27 July & 3 Aug 2025

Sundays 20th, 27th July &

3rd August 2025

Sunday 20th July 2025

Preacher 10:30:  Rev Dr Mark Jason

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Steward: Derek Rostron.  Organist: Alan Amos

The flowers this week are donated by Debs & Lesleyanne

and arranged by Jill Davenport

Sunday 27th July 2025

17th Sunday in Ordinary Time

No Service at Rishton. 

Joint service at Trinity

Preacher 10:30 Dr Pam Russo

If you require a lift to Gt. Harwood for this service please contact

Ruth or Steve Colling 07989014997.

Pick up from Rishton Methodist church at 10:10

Sunday 3rd August 2025

18th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Preacher 10:30 Stephen Colling

Please note that this is a

 joint service with Trinity at Rishton

Steward:  Margaret Brankin.  Organist Alan Amos.

Welcome Steward Anne Peill

Dates for your diary w/c Sunday 20th July 2025

Mon July 21st       09:00-11:00 Parents and Carers

    13:15-15:15 Taiji Qigong

Tue July 22nd     10:00 – 2:30 Child Minders ??

Wed. July 23rd     10:00 – 2:30.Child Minders ??

Dates for your diary w/c Sunday 27th July 2025

Mon July 28th      13:15-15:15 Taiji Qigong

Tue July 29th     10:00 – 2:30 Child Minders ??

Wed. July 30th     10:00 – 2:30.Child Minders ??

Dates for your diary w/c Sunday 3rd August 2025

Mon Aug 4th        13:15-15:15 Taiji Qigong

Tue Aug 5th.            10:00 – 2:30 Child Minders ??

Wed. Aug 6th       10:00 – 2:30.Child Minders ??

Sun.  !7th Aug      MAYC reunion Celebration at Rhyddings Methodist

(see poster on Notice Board )

Message from Ian and Julia

Thank you all for the kindness shown on the occasion of our Diamond Wedding.  We are overwhelmed by all the good wishes, cards and gifts.   Currently, the card count is 34 with one day to go including one from Buckingham Palace; we don't know anyone there!

Many, many thanks; God bless you all

Julia and Ian

Pattern of notices over the Summer
20th July, 27th July, 3rd Aug:   Combined notices.
10th Aug, 17th Aug, 24th Aug: Combined notices.
31st Aug:   Notices printed and distributed as normal.

Gift Day 

We have raised a total of £9,675.00.  This is an amazing amount, for the work of the Church.

We would like to thank everyone for their donations and help that was given to make this an enjoyable and successful event. 

Kind Regards Deborah and Sharon  (Treasurers)

Bring and Buy 

Sunday 3rd August after the morning 

Service any cakes, gifts etc would be much appreciated. 

Sharon 

Property & Finance Meeting 

Monday 11th August.

7.30pm

Preacher for Sunday 10th August

Our preacher on Sunday 10th August at 10:30 will be Barbara Taylor  Steward: Kath Bridges

AND FINALLY  ( From ' Nonagenarian Nonsense ').

Last Saturday night the wife of a friend of mine rang him to say that she was in Casualty.

Anyway he told me that he watched all 50 minutes of it plus a recording but never saw her once!

Now he tells me that he hasn't seen anything of her lately, and he's starving!

Reflection on the lectionary: Luke 10:38-42

Sometimes when all our busyness

is just much too bear

remember Jesus kindly words

with Mary sitting there.

The words that Martha felt unfair

gave leave to stop and be,

and those who need the peace of God

have reason to feel free.

So when for any one of us

the pressure is too great,

then stop, take stock, and rest awhile,

it never is too late.

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© Andrew Pratt 5/7/2013